Wire-hanger



' A. B. CLARK.

WIRE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29. 1919.

1,334,228. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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ALONZO B. CLARK, 01E MANSFiELD, OHIO.

WIRE-HANGER.

Application filed September 29, 1919.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that I, ALoNzo B CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at h hnisiield, in the county of ltichland and State oi? Ohio, have invented new and useful improvements in. l'Vire-ltlangers, oii which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wire supporting devices and has for its object the provision of a clamp whereby a wire or cable of any description may be rigidly supported, the clamping member including relatively 1novable arms adapted for engagement with the wire, and wedging means for forcing the jaws of the clamping member into close engagement with the wire.

An important and more specific object is the provision of a device of this character in which the clamping jaws have their inner tacos inclined. for engagement upon an inclined portion of the support proper whereby noon longitudinal. movement oi? the clamping members in one direction with respect to the support proper, the jaws will be urged together.

An additional. object the provision oil a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly e'l'licient in its gripping action, durable in. service, and a general improvement in the art.

VVit-h the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be heroinhereafter more fully described and claimed. and illustrated in the accompanying drawin whicl'1- Figure l. is a side elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is an elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1.. the wire being shown in section,

Fig. 3 a longitudinal. sectional view.

Fig. t is a longitudinal sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken above the retaining ring.

Referring more particularly to the drawings. the numeral designates the relatively stationary support which is formed as an attaching base 11 and a cylindrical shank 12 extending therefrom, having its intermediate portion tapered, as shown. at 13, and terminating in a reduced portion 13 having one side cut away, as shown at 15, to provide a shoulder 16.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

Serial No. 32?;168.

The relatively movable portion of the device comprises a pair of members 17 which are substantially mating and each of which includes a body 18 having a bored portion l.) contorniingly engaging the tapered and reduced portions .13 and ll of the shank. Each member 1.7 further includes a laterally widened portion 20 having a groove 21 adapted. to engage a wire or cable A. to be supported. iflccured upon one oi the members It? is a ring member 22 adapted to encirclingly engage the other member 17. l\ l'jaceut the ring and between it and. the widened ends 20, the members 17 are proviciled with recesses 23 adapted to register with the cut away portion 15 in the shank.

In the operation of the device the me1n hers 17 are both assembled wlthln. the ring 2-2 and are then both slipped partly onto order to eii'ect a still tighter gripping action to retain them, I employ a wedge 24; which is then inserted within the recesses 23 in the members 17 and the cut out portion 15 in the shank and this wedge member is driven in so that the engagement of the edges thereof with the ring 22 and the shoulder 16 will cause the clamping member to be drawn still farther along the shank. thus clamping the wire very rigidly.

From the foregoing description and a study of. the drawings it Will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply con structed and easily applied support for holding wires or cables, the device being adapted. tor use in a great many different places where wire or cables are used for different purposes.

ll hile I have shown and described the preferred. embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form. construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a support including an attaching plate and a shank extending therefrom, said shank being provided intermediate its ends with a tapered portion and terminating in a reduced extension cut away at one side to define a shoulder, a pair of clamping members disposed upon and internally bored for conforming engagement upon the tapered and reduced portions of said shank, a ring rigidly secured to one of said members and embracing the other whereby to prevent lateral separation thereof, said 'members terminating in grooved jaws, the

edges of said members being recessed between said ring and said. jaws, and a wed e extending through said recesses and said cut away portion of the shank whereby to move said clamping members longitudinally upon said shank to cause gripping action of said jaws.

I11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALONZO B. CLARK. 

